Laundry apparatus



Feb. -16 1926.

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UNITED STAT S PA ENT" OFFICE. V

.GHAB'LIB L. BBLLIYQ'OICHIGAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-BALI .lO enemas 1'. I01 132633, or ILLINOIS, AND 01 ONE-HALF TO THE AKIBIGAI. LL'UI- j DRY 00mm, .01 CINCINNATI, OHIO, COBPORQTIOII' OI'OEIO.

LAUNDRY arrana rus.

a useme t a, 1928. Serial No. 855,458.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. BRALEY,

. a-citizen-ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois,

have invented certainnew and .useful Improvements in Laundry Apparatus, of whlch the following isa specification.

-This invention relates to improvements in laundry apparatus, bemg a development of and improvement of the apparatus of the application No. 374,393, filed April 16, 1920.- The main objects of this invention are: First, to provide an improved laundry apparatus by means of which work may be efl'ected. with a minimum. of manual effort on the. part of the p .rator.

Second, to'provi e an mproved laundry appartus by means of which individual .or

- family laundry may. be effectively and economically done.

Third, to provide an improved laundry apparatus having these advantages which'is of large capacity, requires few operators and maybbe compactly arranged.

by the devices and means described in the following specification. The invention is clearly defined and ointed out in the claims.

A structure whic is a preferred embodi-' ment of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in'. which:

. Fig. I is an'endv levation of a laundry apvparatus embodying the features of m invention, certain parts being shown partially.

1 broken away, one of the washing machine being shown in charging position and the other in discharging position.

Fig. II is a detail side elevation showing a parts of two units, the machine ofone unit eingshown in discharging position and of 1 a the other in upright or operative position.

' Fig. IIIis:a verticalsection through one ,ofthe washing machines in discharging po-' sition, the washingv ylinder being shown in a In the drawin similar reference numeralsrefer to simi ar parts in all of the views.

Referring to the drawing, my improved laundry apparatus 'is preferably constructpipes or tubin employed they are pre ed as separate-units, as many units joined together as may be desired. E unit comprises a mounted on suita e frames designated generally by the numeral 1, these frames be' made up in the structure. illustrated (if framework mounted upon the bases 2. e unit frames are connected {pair of washing machines by top cross members as 3 and constitute supports for the water bsppply tanks 5 and 6, one tank in the em lment illustrated being a hotwater tank and the other a cold water tank. When a er indlcated in Fi II.

'The drain pipes 7 are mounted on the bases 2 and provided with a catch basin 8 for each washing machine.v The washin plurality of 'unitsis bly connected as "machines comprise the cylindrical tanks, 9

which are rotatably mounted on the frames,

that is, they are mounted for tilting adjustment thereon so that theymay beswimg to upright operative position to faciliitate the discharge of the laundry therefrom. The

washing machines are mounted 'vated position on the frames.

These tanks are provided with hoppers 10 preferably arranged with one side wall as 1.0 tangentially of the wall of the tank, see Fig. III. The washing cylinder 12 is rotatably mounted within the tank, each cylinder being provided with suitable in a'nelemeans comprising, in the structure illustrated, a motor 11 and driving connnections designated generally by the numeral 12. p The cylinder is provided with a door 13 which is arranged so that when open it rests upon the taggential side of the hopper and constitutes acliiite or discharge member over which the laundry maybe drawn from the cylinder.

. The tank 9' is provided with a discharge or drain valve14 controlled by the rod 15, 1' I this valve being adapted-to discharge to the catch basin 8' when the tank is in upright or operative position; The supply tanks 5' and ,6 are provided with, valves 16' and 17 which are positioned to-discharge into the hopper when the tank isj in upright position. The valve rod 15 projects outwardlyso I that the operator on the platform 18- can easily mampulatejthe-same. This platform is carried by frame.

brackets 19'onthe supporting" I In practice I- preferably arrange these units in series, as stated, it being practical for one operator to attend to a number of machines.

Tracks are provided at the outside of the frame and are accessible to the platforms 18 so that the laundry may be de-' water is drawn ofi' through' the valve 14.

When the washing is completed the laundry is discharged from the machines by tilting the tank to the position shown at the left hand of' Fig. land in Fig. III. The

laundry may be discharged. direct to the extractor shown at 22, this extractor being mounted on a truck or carriage 23'traveling on the ways 24 mounted on the bases 2, so that the extractor may be positioned to received the laundry direct from the machine This avoids the handling of the heavy wet laundry, it only being necessary to drag the same from the cylinder, the hopper and the washing cylinder door constituting chute members over which the laundry is drawn.

The extractor is provided with a waste discharge 25 having apivot section 26 adapted to be swung into engagement with the connections 27 on the waste pipe 7. This permits the moving of the extrat.or from machine to machine and its operation in receiving position. a

I preferably provide a track 28 between the ranks of washing machines so that all the operator of the extractor has to do is to position the extractor, haul the laundry into vthe extractor as we have described, remove the laundry from the extractor, place it in bags '29 and attach the bags to the carriage 30 and place on the track. The track is preferably inclined so that no means are required to propel these carriages 30 away from the extractor.

With theparts thus arranged three operators can operate a number of machines with comparatively little manual effort. Women operators may be employed on the platforms for charging, and controlling the water in the'operation of the machines as the operations here require but little strength.

I have illustrated and described my improvements in an embodiment which I regard as very desirable. I have not attempted to illustrate and describe certain other embodiments or adaptations which. I conwill enable those skilled the art to which my invention relates to embody or adapt the same as may be desired.

Having thus-described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a laundry apparatus, the combination with a supporting'frame, of a cylindrical tank mounted for tilting adjustment in an elevated position on said :supporting frame and provided with a hopper, one wall of the hopper being tangentially dis osed, a washing cylinder rotatably mounte within said tank and provided with a door adapted when open to lie on the tangential wall of said hopper facilitating the discharge of the washing cylinder when the tank is tilted to bring the hopper to horizontal dischargin position, a supply nozzle positioned on said frame above said tank todeliver to the hopper thereof when the tank is in upright operative position, a drain valve at the ottom of said tank, and awaste pipe disposed below said. tank and provided with a catch 9 basin to which said drain valve delivers.

2. In a laundry apparatus, the combination with a supporting frame; of a cylindrical tank mounted for tilting adjustment in an elevated position on said supporting frame and provided with a hopper, one wall of the hopper being tangentially disposed, and a washing cylinder rotatably mounted within said tank and provided with a door adapted when open to lie on the tangential wall of said hopper facilitating thedischarge of the washing cylinder when the tank is tilted to bring to horizontal discharging position.

3. In a laundryapparatus, the combina- 7 tion of a tank mounted for tilting adjust; ment and provided with a hopper, a washing cylinder rotatably. mounted within said tank and provided with a door hinged to the cylinder to swing outwardly against one wall of said hopper facilitating the discharge of the washing cylinder when the tank is tilted to discharging position, a supply nozzle positioned to deliver to the hopper when the tank is in upright operativeposition. and a drain valve at the bottom of said tank.

4. A washing machine comprising a tank mounted for tilting adjustment and provided with a hopper adapted as a discharge chute when said tank is tilted, and a washing cylinder rotatably mounted within said tank and provided with a door adapted when open to rest within and complement said hopper.

5. In a laundry apparatus, the combina tion of a washing machine comprising a tank mounted in elevated position for tilting adjustment and provided with a hopper adapted as a discharge chute when the tank is tilted, a waste pipe disposed below said tank, a drain valve at the bottom ofsaid tank adapted to deliver to said waste a port- ,from one of said washing machines.

P p when the tank 1s m upright position,

' able extractor adapted to be positioned be low said hopper when thetank is tilted to discharging position so that the laundry may be discharged directly from the washing machine to the extractor, and a waste a connection for said extractor adapted to be adjusted to deliver to said waste pipe when the extractor is in positionfto receive the laundry from said washing machine.

6. In a laundry apparatus, the combination of a washing machine mounted in an to facilitate the discharging elevated position and adapted to be adjusted a portable extractor adapts, to be positioned to receive the laundry from the washing machine, a waste pipe, a drain valve for said washing machine adapted ,to deliver to said waste pipe, and an adjustable waste connection for said extractor adapted t'obe connected to said waste pipe when the ex- I z 1 tractor is in position to receive the laundry discharged from said washing machine.

7. In a laundry apparatus, the combina-- tion of a washing machine, a portable extractor adapted to lie positioned to receive the laundry from the washing machine, a

waste pipe, a drain valve for said washing machine adapted to deliver-"to said waste pipe, ,and'an adjustable waste connection for said extractor adapted to be connected to said waste pi e when the-extractor is in position to receive thelaundry'discharged from said machine. i 8. In a ila'undry apparatus, the combination of a washing machine, a ortable extractor adapted to be positione to receive the laundry from the washing-machine, a

waste pipe for said washing machine, and an adjustable waste connection for said ex- 1 tractor adapted to be connected .to said waste pipe 1' when the extractor is. in osition to receive the laundry discharged iiom said machine. a

9. In a laundry apparatus, the combination with a plurality of. washing machines, a waste ipe, dischigge valves for said washpipe, a portable extractor ads i ted-to be Ipositioned relative to [said was ing' mac ines to receive the laundry discharged therefrom,

anda waste connection .-forj.said extractor comprising a pivoted dischar said waste pipe being provides of the laundry,

7 portable extractor adapted to be positioned relative. to said washing machines to receive the laundry directly therefrom, said extract being provided with a waste dischar e axa to said I charge adapt'e to deliver to said waste member,- with cou-' pling mcmb'erswith Whicb'saidextractordischarge member may beengaged when the extractor is in position to receive the laundry;

- portable extractor adapted to be positioned relativeto said washing machines to receive the laundry discharged therefrom, and a waste connection for said extractor comprising a pivoted discharge member, said waste -pipe being provided with coupling members with which said extractor discharge member may be engaged when the extractor is in position to receive the laundry from' one of said washing machines. 11. In a laundry apparatus, the combination with a plurality of washing machines, a "waste pipe for saidwashing machines, discharge valves. for said washing machines adapted to deliver to said waste pipe, and a pte'd. to be adjusted to delivje waste pipe when the extractor is in pos1- tion to'receive the laundry from one of said washing machines.

12. In a laundry apparatus, --the combination with a plurality of-washmgfmachines, i

a waste pipe for said washing machines, and a portable-extractor adapted to be jposltioned re ati've'to said washing machlnes to receive the laundry directly therefrom, said extractor being rovided with a wa te disto' sand waste pi when the extractor is in of said washing machines. 13. The combination with a connections for said washing'machines, an extractor, travel ng on said track to be operatively associated with any one of the charge for said extractor adapted to be 0 eratively connected with the waste connection of the washing 'machinewith which the I witness whereofil haye" hereunto extractor is then operativelyfassociated,'

m1 h n to be adjustedto deliver i i position to: recelve" the laundry 'from one plurality of a washing machines, aztrack'disposed at the I side of said machines, a plurahty of waste 0 

